I’ve now visited all the three main Channel Islands (plus Sark and Herm) and the one I keep coming back to is Alderney, which I love for its quirky, laid-back feel and sense of peaceful isolation. For my fourth visit last summer, I wrote a feature for The Times in which I tried to encapsulate all that is special about the island – very hard to do in 1,200 words! The feature has now been published, both online and in print. Below is how it appeared in the printed paper on Saturday 14th March 2026.

I’m planning to return to Alderney again in September, to host a travel writing retreat. If after reading what the island has to offer you’re interested in coming please email me via my Contact page for details. I’ll also post more details of the retreat here when they become available.